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(Mon) Mongolians protest top Chinese diplomat's visit
몽골인들, 중국 외교장관 방문 반대시위

Demonstrators rallied in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday to protest against a visit by China's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi. The visit comes amid accusations that Beijing is suppressing native language and culture in ethnic Mongolian regions of China. About 100 mostly peaceful protesters gathered in front of Mongolia's Government Palace chanting "let's protect our native language" and "Wang Yi go away". Holding placards reading Save the Mongolian Language, the demonstrators also protested a policy forcing elementary and secondary schools in the Inner Mongolia region to adhere to a national curriculum in Chinese language, politics and history. Protester Khaliun Sukhbaatar: "If you are only concerned with the economy, politics, and foreign affairs, and if you just stay silent, then Mongolians will be pushed out, one by one, and the Mongolian race will be on the verge of extinction. Our heritage is being destroyed." China says the policy was designed to promote national unity and insisted there would still be room for Mongolian language teaching in other subjects. However, the policy has led to school boycotts and accusations by human rights groups that Beijing is trying to destroy Mongolian culture. On Monday, the U.S.-based Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center said some four to five thousand people had been taken into police custody during three weeks of protests while at least nine had lost their lives. The Mongolian government has yet to comment on the issue. Mongolia's economy is heavily dependent on China and Beijing is expected to provide the country a grant of over $100 million during Wang's two-day visit.

(Tue) We've mended our ways, Uber tells London court
우버, 런던 법원에 ‘안전에 대한 우려 해결’ 했다고 주장

Uber says it’s mended its ways in London. The taxi app told a court on Tuesday that it had addressed all concerns over safety. That as it battles to win back an operating license in one of its most important cities. Transport for London has refused to grant the Silicon Valley-based company a new license over what it says were failures on safety and security. It says Uber allowed unauthorized drivers to upload their photos to valid accounts. That resulted in at least 14,000 trips where drivers other than those advertised picked up passengers. On Tuesday Uber said it had fixed all such problems, by improving document verification, and rolling out real-time identification systems. In documents submitted to the court it insists it is fit and proper to operate the ride-hailing service. For now, Uber’s 45,000 drivers in London are still able to operate while the appeals process is exhausted. That could take months, or even years. This week’s hearings will run until Thursday at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

(Wed) Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers
아마존, 10만명 추가 채용

Amazon is set to recruit 100,000 more workers. It’s the fourth hiring spree the online giant has announced for the U.S. this year. The retailer is racing to keep pace with demand that jumped during lockdowns. Now the new positions are for full and part-time work in its home country and Canada. They will include roles at 100 new warehouse and operation sites it is opening this month. Amazon employed 876,800 people as of late June, excluding contractors and temporary personnel. Last quarter it saw a 40% rise in revenues, and the biggest profit in its history. That has stoked demand for labor to pick, pack and ship products. Though the company is also investing heavily in automation, it wouldn’t say whether that means fewer jobs per warehouse in the future. Earlier this year Amazon had already announced over 200,000 new positions. It’s seeking to hire people who were let go during the recent economic turmoil. As well as the latest hiring announcement, it says it’s still eval‎uating seasonal hiring needs for the year-end holiday season.

(Thu) Philippines deports marine who killed transgender woman
필리핀, 성전환 여성 살해한 미군 해병 추방

The Philippines has deported a U.S. marine who was convicted of killing a transgender woman in 2014 after he was granted an absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte - a move decried by activists as a " mockery of justice." Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton boarded on American military aircraft bound for the United States on Sunday morning, a Bureau of Immigration spokeswoman said. Details of his flight arrangements had not been disclosed until after he left amid tight security arrangements. Pemberton was found guilty of killing Jennifer Laude in a hotel in Olongapo, outside a former U.S. navy base, six years ago. The case sparked debate over the U.S. military presence in its former colony. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, who served as a lawyer in the prosecution of Pemberton, had said Duterte's decision to pardon the marine may have stemmed from his desire to get access to coronavirus vaccines. But the Philippine health ministry said that none of the U.S. vaccine makers the government is in talks with had set any conditions.

(Fri) China bars 'Mulan' media coverage after backlash
중국, 논란에 휩싸인 ‘뮬란’ 언론보도 금지

International backlash to the new Disney film, "Mulan" - over links to the controversy of Uighur Muslims in China - may have now led to several Chinese media outlets blocking coverage of the movie's release. That's according to three sources who told Reuters that media outlets had received the blackout notice, two of whom said it was sent by the Cyberspace Administration of China. A fourth source at a major Chinese newspaper said he received a text message with a similar order from a senior colleague. The $200 million production is set to open in Chinese theaters on Friday and no reason was given in the notices, but the sources said they believed it was because of one of the movie's filming locations: The Chinese province of Xinjiang. China's clampdown on ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang has been criticized by some governments, including the United States, and a number of human rights groups. It's also drawn criticism from pro-Democracy activists in Hong Kong over the lead actress. Liu Yifei had expressed support for Hong Kong police last year in the midst of anti-government protests there. Disney had worked to ensure Mulan tested well with Chinese audiences, and the company's CFO told investors on Wednesday that it was, quote "very pleased" with the initial results of its release elsewhere. Hollywood is pushing big for more access to the Chinese market. Neither the Cyberspace Administration nor Disney immediately responded to requests for comment.

** Other Latest Headlines **

* What you need to know about notorious child rapist Cho Doo-soon

Notorious child rapist Cho Doo-soon's upcoming release, scheduled for Dec. 13, is making the public nervous. Calls are mounting to keep him in prison forever, but will it be possible? Below are some questions and answers about Cho and why it is so difficult to keep him behind bars within the current legal boundaries: What has he done? In 2008, Cho, then 57, violently raped an 8-year-old girl in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. After kidnapping the victim on her way to school, Cho took her to a church restroom. He choked, beat and brutally raped her. The victim was left with severe injuries which resulted in permanent internal damage. Cho was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He has 17 other criminal convictions dating from 1970, including sexual offenses and murder. How have people responded the possibility of his release? In the past three years, Over 5,500 public petitions related to Cho have been filed on the Cheong Wa Dae website. Most of them urged the government to incarcerate him forever, or to reveal his personal details. A petition stating that Cho should never be allowed to return to society posted in December 2017 gathered over 610,000 signatures. His face was first revealed in April 2019 by a local media outlet. It had not been disclosed until then, as he was excluded from the government website providing the personal information of sex offenders. The site was established in 2010, two years after his crime was committed. Residents in Ansan, the city which Cho plans to return to after his release, have made thousands of phone calls to the city office. They have asked the mayor to ban his return or to reveal his address for the safety of everyone in the neighborhood. The victim's father sent a letter to lawmaker Kim Byung-wook recently, urging politicians to take immediate action to keep the child rapist imprisoned.

* Seoul to file 4.6 billion won compensation suit against pastor blamed for virus resurgence

The Seoul city government said Friday it plans to file a 4.6 billion-won (US$3.9 million) compensation suit against a pastor blamed for worsening the new coronavirus outbreak here by holding mass rallies in central Seoul. Despite warnings against holding mass rallies, Jun Kwang-hoon, who pastors Sarang Jeil Church in northern Seoul, is suspected of leading anti-government protests in central Seoul in mid-August that thousands of people attended. Jun, himself, later tested positive. "Even limiting the damages to cases reported within Seoul, the (damages) inflicted upon the city government, transportation agency, ward offices, the country and the health insurance institution are estimated at 13.1 billion won," the city government said in a press release. Included in the amount were 330 million won to treat 641 patients reported in the capital and 663 million won to fund people under home isolation due to possible contact with the church. The city also included indirect losses, such as losses coming from a fall in passengers using public transportation.

* Shooting of official puts inter-Korean relations in tangle

The government has strongly protested North Korea's execution-like shooting of a missing South Korean official and the burning of his body. With strong criticism toward Pyongyang coming from not only the opposition parties but also from the ruling bloc, the incident is likely to worsen already stalled inter-Korea ties, according to North Korea watchers. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday that the 47-year-old official from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries went missing while on duty aboard an inspection vessel in waters off the western border island of Yeonpyeong, Monday. The JCS presumes he jumped into the sea to defect to the North and drifted into North Korean waters, considering he left his shoes on the boat, was wearing a life jacket and was clinging to an unidentified floating item when a North Korean vessel found him at around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday. It suspects the man expressed his intention to defect to North Korea to the crewmembers of the boat who questioned him from a distance while leaving him in the water. About six hours later, North Korean sailors shot him, and poured oil over the body to set it on fire, according to the JSC, which said the act was carried out following "orders from a superior officer." "North Korea found the man in its waters and committed an act of brutality by shooting him and burning his body, according to our military's thorough analysis of diverse intelligence material," the defense ministry said in a statement.